wentletrap

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch wenteltrap (“a winding staircase”); compare German Wendeltreppe.

Noun

wentletrap (plural wentletraps)

1. Any of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the genus , especially , which was formerly highly valued.

Synonyms

• staircase shell

Translations

any of numerous species of elegant marine shells of the genus Epitonium

• Dutch: wenteltrap (nl) m
• Irish: faocha bhiorach f
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• Maori: totoro

Further reading

• wentletrap on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Epitoniidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Epitoniidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Epitonium scalare on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons